In January, Nigeria will be celebrating 100 years of her existence as a united and indivisible nation. It was in January 1914 that Lord Frederick Lugard signed the amalgamation document uniting the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria and the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria.

He signed the document in Zungeru which he established as his capital. This house here where he signed the document was effectively the Aso Rock of Nigeria until Lugard moved the capital to Lagos because of its proximity to the sea.

As we prepare to celebrate our centenary in January 2014, should restoring the house where the amalgamation was signed and turning it into a museum not be top of the agenda? Unfortunately, look at the pathetic state of the house in Zungeru.

It is in a state of disuse with weeds haven taken over. I hope those charged with organising the celebrations do something about it. I also think that Zungeru as a town should get an economic boost too, ditto Lokoja, Nigeria's other colonial capital.

Nigeria has had four capitals in her history - Lokoja, Zungeru, Lagos and Abuja. Today, they should all be world class cities!

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So we have had 4 Capitals in history?

Wow! I did confirm this on google,never heard of this before now.This post is educative.

Another opportunity raising its urgly head in 2014 for political vampires in PDP to dry the treasure for 2015 electoral robbery.

JudismphD: Another opportunity raising its urgly head in 2014 for political vampires in PDP to dry the treasure for 2015 electoral robbery.

I quite agree with you.Personally I don't have any confidence in our government.Stuff like this should be celebrated but the handlers will see it as loop-hole to eat-up the nation's treasury.It's so sad that the masses have lost confidence in Nigerian movers.

waleadex:
I quite agree with you.Personally I don't have any confidence in our government.Stuff like this should be celebrated but the handlers will see it as loop-hole to eat-up the nation's treasury.It's so sad that the masses have lost confidence in Nigerian movers.

Well said brother!